55 records matched your query       

Author:

Matthews, John, 1948-

Title:

The Barefoot book of knights / written by John Matthews ; illustrated by Giovanni Manna.

Publisher:

Barefoot Books,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

79 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)

Subject:

Knights and knighthood--Folklore.
Knights and knighthood--Folklore.

Other Authors:

Manna, Giovanni, 1966- ill.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

The world of knights and chivalry -- Tom comes to the castle -- The Knight of the Kitchen (Britain) -- The Knight of the Swan (Germany) -- The three journeys of Ilya Murom (Russia) -- Perronik the Fool (Brittany) -- The tale of Gushtasp (Persia) -- Yogodayu and the army of bees (Japan) -- Sir Cliges and the cherry tree (France).

Summary:

A kindly armorer weaves tales of true chivalry from around the world so that a young page might learn and reach his ultimate goal of knighthood.

ISBN:

9781841482057 (alk. paper)
1841482056 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2004021456

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

GWPB501 -- Prairie City Public Library (Prairie City)